Limestone College Moves Up to No. 8 in USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 Poll
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Limestone College Saints moved up one spot to No. 8 in the latest WBCA/USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, it was announced today. The Saints are 7-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
Limestone went 2-0 last week after picking up an 80-71 win over Erskine College on Dec. 1 and a 62-47 victory over Emmanuel (Ga.) College on Dec. 5.
2015 WBCA/USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 (12/8/2015)
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Rank |
Record |
Total Points |
| 1 |
Fort Hays State University (Kan.) - 12 |
5 |
8-0 |
580 |
| 2 |
West Texas A&M University - 5 |
4 |
7-0 |
562 |
| 3 |
Emporia State University (Kan.) - 4 |
1 |
7-1 |
526 |
| 4 |
Drury University (Mo.) |
6 |
7-0 |
503 |
| 5 |
California Baptist University |
2 |
7-1 |
463 |
| 6 |
University of Alaska - Anchorage - 1 |
3 |
12-1 |
452 |
| 7 |
Lewis University (Ill.) |
7 |
8-1 |
423 |
| 8 |
Limestone College (S.C.) |
9 |
7-0 |
406 |
| 9 |
Union University (Tenn.) - 1 |
11 |
8-0 |
396 |
| 10 |
Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) |
8 |
8-1 |
394 |
| 11 |
Winona State University (Minn.) |
10 |
10-0 |
391 |
| 12 |
Ashland University (Ohio) |
13 |
6-0 |
317 |
| 13 |
California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) |
12 |
7-1 |
300 |
| 14 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
14 |
7-0 |
296 |
| 15 |
Columbus State University (Ga.) |
16 |
4-1 |
227 |
| 16 |
Anderson University (S.C.) |
17 |
4-0 |
209 |
| 17 |
Missouri Western State |
18 |
7-0 |
201 |
| 18 |
West Liberty University (W.Va.) |
19 |
7-1 |
167 |
| 19 |
Arkansas Tech University |
20 |
6-1 |
159 |
| 20 |
Queens College (N.Y.) |
15 |
3-1 |
115 |
| 21 |
Virginia Union University |
24 |
5-0 |
90 |
| 22 |
Colorado Mesa University |
23 |
4-1 |
86 |
| 23 |
Quincy University (Ill.) |
NR |
7-0 |
64 |
| 24 |
Benedict College (S.C.) |
25 |
5-1 |
50 |
| 25 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
NR |
8-2 |
44 |
Dropped Out: Bentley University (Mass.); Carson-Newman University (Tenn.).
Others receiving votes: Delta State University (Miss.) 43; University of California - San Diego 37; University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 33; Minnesota State University - Moorhead 27; Bentley University (Mass.) 26; Francis Marion University (S.C.) 26; Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 24; American International College (Mass.) 19; Michigan Technological University 19; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 15; Southern New Hampshire University 14; Shaw University (N.C.) 11; University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 11; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 10; Florida Southern College 10; Carson-Newman University (Tenn.) 5; Kentucky State University 3; Assumption College (Mass.) 2.
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 12 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College and Southern Wesleyan University are currently completing the NCAA Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.